Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge

T9940 Cartridge

The T9940 cartridge has a single reel and a leader block that the T9940 tape drive uses to move the tape across the tape drive head (FIGURE 5-2). A T9940 cartridge cannot be used in a T9840 or LTO Ultrium tape drive.

The StorageTek 9940 data cartridge was designed to store up to 200 gigabytes of uncompressed data, or up to 400 gigabytes with 2:1 data compression, on a single cartridge. TABLE 5-2lists the specifications of the 9940 cartridge with the T9940x Tape Drives.

TABLE 5-2T9940 Cartridge Tape Specifications

Specification

T9940A

T9940B

 

 

 

Capacity, native (uncompressed)

60 GB

200 GB

 

 

 

Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

Read/Write speed

2.0 m/s (79 ips)

2.4 m/s (95 ips)

Search/Rewind speed

11.0 m/s (440 ips)

 

Formulation

Advanced metal particle (AMP)

 

Coercivity

1625+/-75 Oersteds (130+/16.0 KA/m)

Substrate

Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN)

 

Number of tracks

288

576

 

 

 

Availability:

 

 

 

 

 

Archival life

15–30 years

 

Compatibility

T9940A, T9940B

 

 

 

 

Dimensions:

 

 

 

 

 

Width

109.0 mm (4.29 in.)

 

Length

125.0 mm (4.92 in.)

 

Height

25.4 mm (1.0 in.)

 

Weight:

262.0 g (9.17 oz)

 

Drop strength

1.0 m (39.3 in.)

 

 

 

 

Temperature (non-condensing):

 

 

Operating

+15° to +32°C +60° to +90°F

 

Storage (archive)

+15° to +25°C +59° to +77°F

 

Shipping

-23° to +49°C -10° to +120°F

 

Wet bulb maximum

26°C (78°F)

 

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